Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 292, Hammond, Lake County, 29 May 1907 — Page 1

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ILL READY FORJEIBIAL DW More G. A. R.'s in Hammond Now Than at Any Other Period of City's Existance Splendid Program Prepared Children Present.

Unless the weather man relents there -will probably be showers to be reckoned with in the Decoration Day exercises tomorrow, but that is not likely to interfere with the plans for Hammond's greatest memorial day. There are not so mony old soldiers in Hammond as there are same communities that have been settled longer but there are more here now than there ever have been before and so the celebration tomorrow Avill be better than any that has ever been held in thia city. The ceremonies at the cemetery where the graves are t b (Irciir'ii.cd and where exercises will be held In honor of the soldiers who have passed away, will b an impressive one as it fllwHya is and many children will march out to witness it. A leatuie (if all memorial day exercises in recent years is the presence of the Spanish-American war veterans who because of the recent war with Spain, make the younger generation realize mora fully the signilicance of memorial day. The parado to the cemetery will be a large one and not only the old soldiers, but the Woman's Relief Corps, the city officials and the school children will be in line of march. At the cemetery quite an extensive program has been arranged which promises to be one of tho most interesting that has been given on memorial day in Hammond for a number of years. The program in full is a3 follows: Convene at the court house at 1 o'clock, procession will move promptly at 1:30, observing the following order: Hand. Colors. XV. II. Calkin's Post, No. 502. Visiting comrades and old sold!ers Ernest R. Pullman Post, S. V. V. -Jfo. 18. S. V. Drum corps. V. R, C. No. 218., auxiliary to XV. IL Calkin's Post. City Police. Citizens on foot. Charitable and Civic fraternities. Public school children and teachers. Parochial school children and teachers. - Mayor and city council in carriages. Speakers of, tho day In carriages. Citizens In carriages. Program of Exercises. Muslo by " band, - - Invocation, Rev. L. S. Smith. Reading of the Order by Commander r the Post. Martial music, by drum corps. Chorus, AL E. choir. Address to the G. A. R., Chaplain XT. M. Elliott. Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg by Hensel Garrison of Taylor Uni- ' versity. . Music by the Fidelia Singing Society. Reading or recitation by Ronnie '.Haines. . mm Many of Them Will Attend Fair and Honor Famous Captain. CHICAGO HAS 2.500 r There Are a Quarter cf a Million Men by That Name In America. Norfolk. Va., May IS. A "John Smith" day at tho Jamestown exi.ositlon is sugegsted from Now York, the plan outlined being to assemble on that day those of the illustrious name from all parts of the United States to do honor to the great captain whoso name they bear, on the site of his first landing: on American soil. The organization of a "John Smith Bureau"' is advised, the number of eligible to bo reckoned name of pears in by the number of times the ovir best known citizen apthe directories of American states. How many are eligible to membership in a "John Smith Association?" Since the suggestion has bo en made this question, is receiving attention from a number of amateur statisticians. Some of the conclusions reached the Interesting "The namo of John Smith is probably no more ofii?n met with in Xorfoik and vicinity than elsewhere." says James A. Wood, commissioner-general of the Alaska-Yukon-raeific exposition. "Tho last city directory of Seattle, Wash., given 140 representatives of the grand old name. I find the directory of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkeley carries 54 of them. As directories generally take no cognisance of residents of more or less transient character, nor of those not heads of 'famillv. it would be a fair estimate to classify about one-tenth of one per cent of the mala population of every

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Nettie B. Kenner.yChicago, 111. Address to the S. V. V., by Conried Schottler. Commemorative by the G. A. R., S. XV. V. Posts and XV. It. C. Decoration of graves by school children. Column re-form and return to city. Women's Part In Celebration. Memorial day is approaching, that day sacred to tender memories. Year by year and day by day the mighty roll is lengthening, recording the muster out of the untold thousands who have served on land and sea to preserve the union and the flag. All this gives an added solemnity to the observance of the sacred day, and should inspire every woman who wears the badge of the Woman's Relief Corps to be up and doing that proper honor may be shown the memory of one and all. It remains for those who cherish their deeds as the nation's richest legacy, to find out every hero's grave and place above it the flag he loved so well. For the fortieth time since the thiitieth of May was designated for that purpose by General Logan, it has been our privilege under special homage to the brave men who answer to roll call on earth no more, there is no day so sacred, no observance so beautiful. If the Grand Army of the Republic had never accomplished any other result than the establishment of memorial day, the nation ought to be grateful to the order for the celebration of that day inculcates in the minds and hearts of the young of our land lasting lessons of patriotism. It inspires them with a spirit of loyalty which is the spirit of life to the republic. The Star Spangled Banner is being carried on to its glorious destiny, a future assured to us and coming generations. May the XV. R. C. never forget to teach the sacred character of memorial day; may the day never in any manner be dl- . verted from its true puruose, but may it be made to teach its great lesson of patriotism. Pres3 correspondent W. R. C. No. 248. TO THE PUBLIC. At the request of the "W. II. Calkins Post No. 502 and Spanish-American War Veterans and the XV. H. Calkins Relief Corps No. 248, as mayor, I ask tho citizens of the. City of Hammond to participate with said organization In paying tribute to the memory of rear own and the nation's dead on Decoration Day, Thursday. May SO, 1907. All business men, manufacturers and citizens are requested to close their places of business on said day, at least from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. And that all public school buildings, public and parochial school buildings display the national colors. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of May, 1907. ' LAWRENCE BECKER, Mayor. city in tho country under the name of "John Smith." In sea-port towns with big floating populations the rate would run higher. On this general basis Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkeley should produce about SO John Smiths. New York, whence comes the suggestion for the organization, should be able to send at least 5000. Chicago should be good for 2300; St. Louis for, say, 1S00. Seattle would coma in with about 2500 and even from far away Alaska there would come about 15 from Nome, 12 from Fairbanks and a half a dozen each from Juneau, Skagway, Seward and Valdes. "We may safely calculate that the same proportion of John Smiths holds good in the country districts everywhere. If it does, a convention of John Smiths at Jamestown would afford the unprecedented spectacle of a gathering of more than 100,000 men of the same name. "This gathering would be tremendously enlarged If made to embrace those who have departed from the original orthography like, Smyths and Smythes and Smithes; and yet again if those good American citizens are taken in who naturally cling to the form observed by their ancestors in continental Europe, as the Sehmitts, Smiats, Schmitz and others, carrying their baptismal names of Hans, Johann, Jo hannes and the like. T.hen tnere are also those who have supplemented pre fixes and suffixes like the Goldsmiths, Kbbsmiths, Kleinschmidts, and Smithsons. Smithers and many more. "But its a mighty big family under the name In its plain old English form, and there might be danger of discord in bringing together those who do not with those who do spell it just fc-m-l-t-h. There would be a distinct shock, for instance, if the secretary of such a gathering, in calling the roll. should bump Into of North Scotland." the Ian Gow, late WIRT TELLS OF SCHOOL SYSTEM PREVAILING ABROAD. Recent advices from Superintendent Wirt speak of his being at Berlin where he expects to be for some little time. From hero he will study the conditions that exist In such communities and cities as Essen, the home of the famous Krupp works. No women teachers are found in any of the schools with the exception of in the cooking and sewing classes. Men. most of them of mature years with university degrees are the teachers of all the branches even Including the Intermediate grades in the Eirl schools.

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S HARD HIT Notorious Divekeeper Fined $1,000 in Cook County Court. CAN'T PAYMS IN JAIL Sends to Friends to Raise Amount Thus Par They Fail to Make Good, ' Joseph Harrington, the most notorl ous divekeeper in "West Hammond, who owns the "Silver Dollar," "Vestibule," and "No. 20," was fined $1,000 yester day before Judge Kavanaugh of the Cook county criminal court and not be ing able to nay his fine, was taken to the county jail. Flarrington has been indicted on four counts for running houses of ill fame and on two more for having slot machines in his dives. Assistant States Attorney Holt had charge of the prosecution and asked Judge Kavanaugh to give Harrington the limit as he had been before the grand jury several times and now has Indictments pending against him. "Natives" Testify. Three young men from West Hammond were summoned as witnesses and. testified against Harrington, it is said that the testimony of these men was what convicted Harrington. Two plain clothes men were also present as witnesses but their evidence was not considered of as much importance as that of the West Hammond young men who told what they saw in the place. Harrington sent to West Hammond for some of his friends to raise the necessary amount but whether or not they will do It is a question. After the experiences of some of the West Hammond citizens who have gone bonds for crooks, the majority are rather leary on putting up any money for the release of divekeepers or criminals. BIT GUT WITH PATRIOTIC DISPLAY Sporting Events Will Constitute Prominent Feature of the Day. Hammond has taken on. a gala appearance in honor of the Grand Army observances tomorrow, and with the flags and bunting, the shop windows have been made attractive. Many of the store keepers have on exhibit relics from the Revolutionary, Mexican, Civil and Spanish wars, collected from fields of battle and from army encampments. Old flintlock guns, muskets, drums carried by veterans, scraps of bullet ridden fences and other interesting mementoes. The patriotism of the .school children has been aroused and they gather in groups and gaze for a long time at the pictures presented. Many of the residents have their flags In readiness to haul to the peak at daybreak tomorrow. Besides the order of exercises to be carried out by the Grand Army and other veteran associations, other forms of enjoyment will take place. After the holiday is under way, many people wish for diversions in the way of sport, and field and other events will be watched with interest. IJall Game at Hubbard's Some of the events which will attract the populace, weather permitting, are two baseball games at Hubbard's park, where the Hammond team will meet the Senacas of Chicago, and the Joe Long Colts will clash with the Be loit Beavers. The games will start at 1:30 and at 3 p. m. Other amateur games will be played at various points in this city. Those who wish to see stronger teams play will visit Chicago where the Sox play the St. Louis Browns at the South Side Park. Other fast semi-pro games will be played in South Chicago and in, the city proper. Matinee horse racing will be on the card at Pullman and many will visit the track. The returns of the big boxing contest at Tonapah will also be awaited with interest by many. Roller skating races will be held at Riverview Park and the outdoor amusement parks will be the attraction for many liammonuiies. iiie weainer lorecast shows that we may expect showers if not a steady rain on the holiday. WOODMEN TO MEET. A committee of Modern Woodmen from the local camp will go to Whiting tonight to meet In conjunction with the Whiting lodge to arrange for the Woodmen's memorial services which -will be held June 2. Several prominent speakers will be encrasred to make addresses on that date. Inerensiuic cloudiness and probably thoneri tonight or tomorrow,

XO PAPER TOMORROW. THE LAKE COUXTY TIMES recognizes Memorial day as one of the moat Important and the moat solemn of national holidays. Therefore It will auapend publication for . that day and urges its readers to assist In the observance of the day, not as a day of recreation, but In the true patriotic spirit for which the day vras set apart. Friday's issue will contain a full report of Memorial day exercises In Hammond and the surrounding territory. TEAMSTERS' STILL OUT No Prospect for Let-up for Present Unionists will Stick to the End. E IS Non-Union Employe of V. W. Parker Hit by Flying Missile Freight Piles Up. Up to the present time there is not a very bright prospect for an immediate settlement of the teamster's strike which began yesterday at noon. The union men are still sticking and declare that they will continue to stick to the bitter end unless a satisfactory settlement is made. They now flatly refuse to arbitrate or compromise in any particular as their own offer to the team owners was turned down before the walk-out was organized. A3 a result of the trouble freight is said to be piling up at the various freight houses until the business men who depend on the drays for the transportation of their goods- are becoming exasperated. The team owners are either not trying very hard to employ scab help or are very unsuccessful, as there are but few teams being driven by nonunion mertJt .la .'possible, however, that they contemplate a settlement in the near future- and do not regard that action necessary. Brick Is Thrown. iso acts or violence nave been re corded so iar with the exception of a pc-culiar incident which might be trace able to the strike. A :,on-un!on man employed by V. W. Parker was hit in the back by a brick which fell from the top of a tall building on Hohman strefet and quite seriously Injured him. It is suspected the brick may have Deen thrown. The officials and union men as a body would not sanction such an action but could not prevent individuals from pursuing this course. The most Important incident in the strike so far was the arrest of Thomas Herle, the financial secretary' of the union, last night on a charge of attempted assault and battery. Herle discovered the fact that Cari Wlker, son of one of the largest team owners, was wearing a union button, having been discharged from the union, and lie proceeded to relieve him of the adornment. Mr. Herle gives as his reason for the action that the button is the property of the union and was used by young Wiker for the purpose of deceiving members of sympathetic union men engaged in construction work. From the Other Side. A considerable amount of sympathy is being extended to Jacob Wiker by members of other unions in the present teamsters strike. Michael Lucy, a member of the Hod Carriers union, a resident of Hammond for thirty 3'ears, expressed the feelings of a number of unionists today when he stated to a Times representative that Mr. Wiker had always been very fair to his employes and averaged a better wage that the union scale called for. "I was employed by Mr. Wiker myself." said Mr. Lucy, "and I know that he is a fair man. He pays $10.50 a week the year round, whether the weather is rainy or pleasant, on holiday and workday, whether you take a team out of the barn or not. In the year round an employe averages a higher wage by this scale than he would by the union rate which does not pay a man when he does not take his team out. I h?.ve three sons, all union men and they feel the same way I do about the matter. Consumers Will Pay as Usual. A few of the business men of the town seemed to be of the opinion that the strike will result in more wages for the teamsters of which the consumer must stand good; this being the usual outcome of such difficulties. They seem to think it most probable in this case because each party in the contention seems to have good grounds for the stand which they take. The following is a signed statement of T. Herle. secretary of the teamsters' union: "We are not getting enough to support our families on former wages. We have asked for $14 a week, and we will get It. All we ask la Justice." Signed T. HERLE. Secretary. A meeting of the Team Owners as sociation was held last night and It was decided that they would never give In to the demands of the union under any consideration. The list of owners who have ac- . ceeded to their demands are aa folr

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S NOW OUT West Hammond Board Appoints J. Belinski to Succeed Deposed Attorney. THE V0TEWAS A TIE Up to President Czazewicz to Choose Between Two Nominees He Favors Pole. At a special meeting of the West Hammond village board last night Joseph Belinski was appointed as the next village attorney to fill the position formerly held by S. K. Markman. The meeting was called to order promptly at S o'clock, Martin Finneran the clerk, instructed the trustees that a secret ballot would be taken to determine the matter. After the balloting the clerk announced that both Belinski and Markmon had three votes to their credit. The vote being a tie, it was up to President Jacob Czazewicz to decide between the two men and he an nounced Belinski as his choice. Will Continue on Sewers. Markman, however, will be retained as attorney tor tne sewer worn as ne started the work and hence will have more knowledge of the business. Belinski's appointment for the at tornevshln is said to be due to the in fiuence of the West TTammnn.l nrist. M I who is his cousin. After the business of deciding upon the attorncv had been settled, the board took up routine business. A motion was passed asking the board of local Improvements to con demn the State street sewer as it i out of order and in some places refuses to work, The board of local improvements will meet Friday afternoon when it is cxpected some action will be taken. r I 1 Aiira Louis Czeehanski, E. C. Minas, Hammond Coal Co., Minas & Godfrey. Mike Maginot, Bieker Bros., Herman Beckman, Wm.. Ahlborn, Henry AMborn. John':Brehm, Henry .Dahlkamp, B. Burg, F. Esehenach, J Wuncneh F. C. "Dietrich, Paxton Lumber Co., Knteprise Bed Co., Lion Store, Wm. Sesler, Knickerbocker Ice Co.. Hammond Pure Ice Co., Woodhull Ice Cream Co. All union men are requested to be oresent at a union teamsters' meeting to be held tonight at Itoth's hall. The members will be addressed by Presi dent Neer of the Chicago union. Employers Discuss Matters. The employers of seventy-five teamsters who are at present holding out, met last evening at their headquarters and discussed the situation. They were unanimous in favoring a nrm stanu ntrnlnst the demands of the union and will fight it out if it takes all summer. They state that they are as well able to stand it as the strikers and that thev will do some business if they have to go on the teams themselves. The meeting was called to order by President Jacob Wlker and the terms submitted by the union were read and discussed. It was the general opinion of the members that a clause relative to a week's notice in case of a discharge of an employe was very unjust. As one member expressed it, "is it fair that we should give a man a week's notice when he shows up on a job in a drunken condition as freauentlv is the case? bhouldn t we have the right to discharge him without any notice. If we keep him on the Job after notifying him that he must quit at the end of the week will he treat our animals as they should be treated, or will he try to do his duty or earn his weeks pay? This is the clause that is causing all the trouble. We are willing to pay the scale wage submitted of $14 a week stralerht time and time and a half for overtime, but we wrlll not sumbit to the aforesaid clause." The officers of the association are Jacob Wlker, president; Frank Wilder, secretary and John II. Prohl, treas urer. They claim that most of their teams are working and that they are easily filling the places of the strik ers -with non-union men. They also claim that . they are fulfilling their contracts. IS DISGUSTED WITH TEAMING. Frank Weinand, who Is erecting a building in State Line street which he intended to use as a barn for his horses, has decided, owing to the con stant friction between employers ana the union and the high prices of feed. etc., to retire from the teaming business. In about a month he will auction off his horses and wagons and oth er equipment and return to his trade of carpentering. He- will convert the building he intended to use as a barn into dwellings. CAR WOEKS EXTEND. The Griffin Car works located at Kensington, are putting up two newbuildings this week to accommodate the large Increase in work which has been coming in the last three months. One of the buildings will be 150x100 while the other will be 100x75. The Reddy Roofing company of Ham mond have secured the contract for the

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Decoration, or Memorial day, the most sacred of all patriotic holidays is at hand and the pitifully thinned remnants of the ranks that so proudly marched to battle and so bravely fought to uphold the principles of the nation, are preparing once more to do honor to their dead. As time goes on the observance of the occasion becomes more sacred. With each recurring celebration the graves have become more numerous and those who have been most active in keeping green the memory cf comrades who sleep within, are correspondingly less. Each year there-

ore attaches to the dawning Memorial cay a new auu pciuai n j cltirs ht Tact- rplphration. ta

cance tor tnose wnose uear uuw nave join their comrades beyond the river. On Decoration day Hammond has

imperative character of this duty has been empnasizea Dy legislation ia various states, some of which have even gone so far as to prohibit such

sports and pastimes as are liable to

the sacred character of the day. vvmie tnis may dc carry

little farther than the majority of the old soldiers tnemseives may demand, such laws have their virtues. Too many festivities have a tend-

pnrv to attract to themselves the 1 .7 C ,.rVv rmrrhf rifrtrf I II II I II II I III W Uili llilC Alb WfcAw"ww r . . .

vanrp nf which the occasion was originally set asiue.

While the G. A. R. is and always will be the feature of the cele

bration so lone as one representative . m w

prayer over an honored mound, Memorial day is Dy no means going xo perish with the G. A. R's ultimate survivor. The day has grown to n-

elude other duties than those ot honoring tne soldiers wno iougn

bled and cave their lives by the stained this soil in the stirring days k,,r. fruity Vir sinrp then and - the recent wars, have heroes of ranks of these have been thinned ... .1 i 1 "11 1 civil war touay, incic win SOns of veterans, aye, there may though God forbid the last. to which burns in the breast of every when the ranks march by. , MICHIGAN CENTRAL SADLY DELINQUENT Deficiencies Under Present Rating in Thornton Township Reach $250,000. It will be remembered that some time ago the village officials of West Hammond started in to find out whether or not the Michigan Central road had been dodging taxes through the village. Martin Finneran. deputy assessor of Thornton township said this morning, "In an Investigation the taxes paid by the Michigan Central road I find that if they were assessed at the same rate as are the small property holders of

To the Advertising Public CIRCULATION OF THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES Contract Circulation 9,297 Street Sales 942 Total 10,239 CIRCULATION OF THE HAMMOND DAILY NEWS Contract Circulation 630 Street Sales 0 Total 630 The advertising rates of the Lake County Times are but one to one and one half times larger than The News The circulation of The Lake County Times is ever ten times as large as Tho News.

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a solemn duty to perform Iha lead to rowdyism or to detract irom great body of the public, a goodly - m attnii tht rPrpmOTlies IDr inC ODSCr ,i remains to bow his palsied head in 1 1 . 1 " A thousands in the red strife w .ch of the early sixties. More battles DatriOtlC bodies, the OUterOWth 01 their own to honor; and when thefl . a as are those of the veterans of the 1 n v. 4 v " &o.tleven be veterans of future warskeep alive the spirit of patriotism loyal American on Decoration day ix the village, deficiencies, under the present ratio, would reach to nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Thornton township, however, can do nothing as we do not have the power to assess the right of way of the rolling stock. This comes under the Jurisdiction Of the state board of equalization and I intend making out an extensive report which I will send to them and they can take whatever action they desire on the matter." At first it was thought that the other, roads that enter West Hammond were dodging taxes but upon investigation It was found that they were not. F. XV. Clough, formerly connected with the advertising department of tho Milwaukee Sentinel, has taken a position -with E. A. Kinkade. Mr. Clough will have entire charge of the Bales department for Mr. Kinkade. Thomas Johannsen Jr., the fifteen-year-old son of Thomas Johannsen of Highlands, will bo burled this afternoon In the Hessville cemetery. Young Johannsen was killed by lightning last Sunday while milking a cow In hi father's barn.

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